One week after the department announced the I-35 rock-throwing cases would be their top priority, the Austin Police Department made an arrest in the case.
APD arrested Patrick Eugene Johnson, a 59-year-old...
The Austin Police Department held a press conference Monday to address safety concerns and explain the precautions local law enforcement will take in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in the United...
A Travis County grand jury has indicted 17-year-old Meechaiel Khalil Criner on capital murder charges for the death of UT-Austin dance freshman Haruka Weiser in April.
The two-page indictment accuses...
Since its first partnership with the University, Zipcar — an international car sharing service — has increased in popularity.
Unlike the ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft, Zipcar users...
During an open discussion Wednesday morning about the future of ride-hailing services in Austin, the Business and Industry Committee of the Texas House of Representatives heard differing views about regulations...
Students attending New Student Orientation on campus this summer will have to navigate around six major, multimillion dollar construction projects scheduled for development during the coming months.
UT’s...
The Austin Police Department and local partners are offering up to $25,000 in exchange for any information that results in an arrest or conviction as they investigate the mounting number of rock-throwing...
After attending a meeting with the Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday afternoon, UT Student Government tweeted about the possible implementation of public restrooms in the West Campus area...
At approximately 1 p.m. Monday afternoon the UT Police Department received two reports — one of a disturbance and one about the location of an aggravated assault with a knife on the 2000 block of...
Starting May 9, students can try out for the role of Hook ’Em and for the Texas Hype Squad.
Hook ’Em, the jersey-wearing Longhorn seen dancing and pumping up the crowd at UT sporting...
A new study released Tuesday ranked UT’s journalism school No. 2 in the nation.
College Factual is a national organization that ranks public and private universities by analyzing statistics...
Gage Paine, vice president for student affairs, is leaving UT after serving the campus for 16 years.
Named VP in 2012, Paine is the first female to serve in this position at the University. Under this...
Because of an increased number of visitors to Hamilton Pool, Travis County commissioners have adopted changes that will require guests to make a reservation ahead of time and pay a higher fee for access...
UTPD sent out an email to students and parents yesterday warning students against a financial phone scam.
UTPD reports the caller clones the Office of Financial Aid or other law enforcement telephone...
Barton Springs Pool will be closed Feb. 29 through March 11 for its annual “Spring Cleaning” project.
While the annual cleaning is taking place, alternative swimming options at several year-round...
The Dell Medical School announced earlier this month that UT engineering professor Nicholas Peppas has been selected to serve a courtesy appointment in the school’s Department of Surgery and Perioperative...
UT law students have been representing immigrant families who have experienced persecution from their home countries for over a decade.
Each semester, the UT Immigration Clinic selects a dozen law students...
Ted Mills has been metabolically rearranging the cells of mice since 2003 in an effort to impede the growth of cancer cells.
Mills, an associate professor of pharmacy and toxicology at UT, has assembled...
With stunt men, tornado clouds and a 13–foot long T-Rex puppet named Manny, “Hot Science — Cool Talks,” lecture series held on campus six times a year, will be celebrating its 100th...
Early this January, recipients of this year’s President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award were announced.
“President Fenves believes that it’s very important to recognize...
Since the fall of 2013, UT students have been working together to raise funds to support child cancer treatment and research for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
“Up Til...
Beginning Saturday, eligible families will be able to shop for holiday gifts at the “Orange Santa” holiday store.
Orange Santa is a campus-wide toy drive that began in 1994 and has continued...
A UT student launched a petition last week proposing to extend the “Dine In Dollars” meal plan to students living off campus.
Started as an assignment for her government class, electrical...
To celebrate the coming holidays, J2 Dining Hall and Kinsolving Dining Hall hosted “Friendsgiving” on Thursday, transforming their buffet dining areas into a traditional Thanksgiving Day feast.
While...
In order to promote sustainability on campus, University Health Services composts 400 pounds of solid waste each month from its healthcare facilities.
The clinic’s composting system, which was...
Between grueling academic schedules, busy social lives and romantic relationships, many college students feel they have a lot on their plates. Stress can reach new heights as students face drastic changes...
As severe weather swept across the Gulf Coast on Oct. 30, hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed. Several days later, after more than 16 inches of rain in the Austin area alone, the death toll from...
NASA selected the UT Cockrell School of Engineering for a five-year, $1.3 million grant for the expansion of their science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, program.
Founded in 2010 with funding...
To coincide with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, the Longhorn Legislative Aides are partnering with Street Youth Ministry to host “Feet the Streets,” a monthlong, campus-wide sock...
To coincide with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, the Longhorn Legislative Aides are partnering with Street Youth Ministry to host “Feet the Streets,” a monthlong campus-wide sock drive...
The Projects with Underserved Communities’ India Team launched a 30-day fundraising initiative on the UT crowdfunding site HornRaiser to raise funds to travel to and serve the community of Tamil...
A team of UT scientists have launched a crowdfunding effort for research on what they are calling “supermouse” — a mouse that cannot get drunk.
Jon Pierce-Shimoura, associate professor...
Sixty-five percent of 17,000 pet euthanasias that occur in the U.S. each day are performed because of financial reasons, according to Alan Abrams, CEO and co-founder of the Steve Abrams Memorial Foundation.
The...
As part of Sustainability Week on campus, the Engineers for a Sustainable World hosted “Build Your Own Terrarium” on Tuesday, an event where students across campus were able to construct a...
Coinciding with the release of the film “My All American,” the Longhorn Foundation for Texas Athletics launched its first ever crowdfunding campaign to fully endow the Fred Steinmark Fund.
According...
After local repair shops wanted to charge him $120 to fix his cracked iPhone screen, business freshman Anthony Matthews decided to take matters into his own hands.
Using online research, Matthews taught...
For students starting college in the fall of 2017, a streamlined application aims to make applying for federal financial aid easier.
On Sept. 14, the Obama administration announced an update to the...
Beginning in June 2016, Amy Booth, a communication sciences and disorders professor, will begin data collection for a study linking early childhood development to success in long-term STEM education.
Booth’s...
They fly around the courtyards, near bus stops, through classrooms and in dorms. With Austin’s hot, dry summer cooling into a brisk fall, these six-legged creatures lurk around every corner. The...
The United States Embassy in Pakistan has granted $1 million to UT’s South Asia Institute and Radio-Television-Film program to enable students from both UT and Lahore, Pakistan, to travel...
The National Science Foundation selected UT as one of 16 sites across the nation that will receive part of an $81 million grant used to advance the field of nanoscience and technology.
Over the course...
Beginning spring 2016, students and faculty will be able to walk between the Belo Center for New Media and the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center without ever touching the pavement of the street.
Largely...
The Counseling and Mental Health Center has increased their prices for individual counseling and psychiatric sessions this semester.
Both services were originally priced at $5, but starting this...
When she’s not juggling a 22-hour course load, radio-television-film freshman Maddy Parkinson spends her time in a world of goddesses and a full-on dystopian rebellion.
On Sept. 2, Parkinson released...
Former and current CIA officials discussed the importance of educating the public on the CIA’s role in national security at a panel held Tuesday. The event, which is a part of the CIA Intelligent...
On Wednesday, the U.S. News & World Report for Education ranked UT No. 16 among the top public universities in the nation, 52nd of all schools in the nation and 30th of universities at the global level.
Analysts...
A UT professor has found that immigrant youths are statistically less likely than their American-born counterparts to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as illicit drug use, violence and gun-carrying.
Christopher...
